Abdalqadir As-Sufi - Wikipedia

Abdalqadir as-Sufi
Abdalqadir as-Sufi (born Ian Dallas in Ayr,

Scotland in 1930) is a Shaykh of
Instruction, leader of the Darqawi-Shadhili-
Qadiri Tariqa, founder of the Murabitun
World Movement and author of numerous
books on Islam, Sufism and political
theory. Born in Scotland, he was a
playwright and actor before he converted
to Islam in 1967 with the Imam of the
Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez, Morocco.[1]
Abdalqadir as-Sufi
Abdalqadir as-Sufi in 2007
Born Ian Dallas

1930 (age 89–90)
Ayr, Scotland
Occupation Shaykh of Instruction
Title Shaykh
Website shaykhabdalqadir
com
Early life
Ian Dallas was born in Scotland in 1930 of
a Highland family. He travelled extensively
to Greece, France and Italy.[2] In 1963 he
acted in Federico Fellini's film 8½ as "Il
partner della telepata".[3]
Conversion
As-Sufi converted to Islam in 1967 in Fes,
Morocco as Abdalqadir, witnessed by
Abdalkarim Daudi, the Imam Khatib of the
Qarawiyyin Mosque, and Alal al-Fasi. He
then joined the Darqawi order as a student
of Muhammad ibn al-Habib.[4] He travelled
Morocco and Algeria with his Shaykh and
was further instructed in Sufism by Sidi
Hamud ibn al-Bashir of Blida and Sidi
Fudul al-Huwari as-Sufi of Fes.[2]
Teaching
Abdalqadir as-Sufi advocates adherence to
the original legal school of Islam, the
tradition of the people of Medina[5] as
recorded by Malik ibn Anas, since he
considers this the primal formulation of
Islamic society and a necessity for the re-
establishment of Islam in the current
age.[6]
Abdalqadir has been responsible for the

establishment of the Ihsan Mosque in
Norwich, England,[7] the Great Mosque of
Granada,[8] and the Jumu'a Mosque of
Cape Town[9]
Abdalqadir as-Sufi teaches that suicide

terrorism is forbidden under Islamic law,
that its psychological pattern stems from
nihilism,[10] and that it "draws attention
away from the fact that capitalism has
failed." He has stated that Britain is on "the
edge of terminal decline" and that only
Britain's Muslim population can "revitalise
this ancient realm".[11] He has written
extensively on the importance of
monarchy and personal rule.[12] He also
regards the face-veil (or Niqab) of Muslim
women as unislamic,[13] describing it as an
"evil hinduisation of women".[14]
In 2006, he issued a fatwa, following a visit

and speech given by then Pope Benedict
XVI in Germany. In his Fatwa Concerning
the Deliberations of Pope Benedict XVI in
Germany, he stated that "in my opinion,
Pope Benedict XVI is guilty of insulting the
Messenger of Allah".[15] He was an early
mentor of American Sufi scholar, Hamza
Yusuf.[16]
Murabitun World Movement

In February 2014 he distanced himself
from the dinar and dirham movement,
saying, "So, I now dis-associate myself
from all activity involving the Islamic gold
dinar and silver dirham".[17] The other
major condition of a correct Zakat, he
argues, is the existence of personal rule, or
Amirate, since Zakat is, by Qur'anic
injunction, accepted rulings and
established practice, taken by the leader,
not given as a voluntary sadaqa.[18]
Authorship
The author of more than 20 books and
several essays and articles,[19] his books
include:
The Book of Strangers, (State Univ of

New York Press, 1972, ISBN 978-0-
88706-990-1)
The Way of Muhammad,[20] an existential
exposition of the pillars of Islam from
the perspective of Sufism (Diwan Press,
1975, OCLC 16373203 )
Indications From Signs, (Diwan Press,
June 1980, ISBN 978-0-906512-12-8)
The Hundred Steps, a classic work on
key steps in the path of Sufism
(Portobello Press, ISBN 978-1-874216-
04-9)
Qur'anic Tawhid, (Diwan Press, 1981,
ISBN 978-0-906512-14-2)
Letter to An African Muslim, (Diwan
Press, 1981, ISBN 0-906512-13-1)
Kufr – An Islamic Critique, (Diwan Press,
1982, ASIN: B0007C6U32)
Root Islamic Education,[21] written on the
school of the people of Madinah under
the leadership of Imam Malik (Madinah
Press, June 1993, ISBN 978-1-874216-
05-6)
Oedipus and Dionysus (Freiburg Verlag,
1992, ISBN 1-874216-02-9)
The Sign of the Sword, an examination
on the judgements on jihād in the light
of classical works of fiqh, particularly al-
Qawanin al-fiqhiyyah of Ibn Juzayy al-
Kalbi, relating it to the contemporary
situation and the global dominance of
world banking and usury finance. (Diwan
Press, 1984, ISBN 978-1-871207-26-2)
The Return of the Khalifate, a historical
work on the Ottomans, their demise and
its causes and an exposition of a route
to the recovery of the khalifate (Madinah
Press, 1996, ISBN 978-1-874216-21-6)
The Technique of the Coup de Banque[22]
on the modern age since its inception in
the French Revolution. (Kutubia
Mayurqa, 2000, ISBN 84-930515-6-X)
The New Wagnerian (Budgate Press,
2001, ISBN 978-0-620-46755-1)
Letter to an Arab Muslim (Editorial
Kutubia Mayorqa, 2001, ISBN 84-
930515-9-4)
Sultaniyya[23] is a modern statement on
leadership in Islam. Abdalqadir surveys
Islam under the chapter headings Deen,
Dawla (polity), Waqf, Trade, the Sultan –
personal rule – and Tasawwuf.
(Madinah Press, Cape Town, 2002,
OCLC: 50875888)
Commentary on Surat al-Waqi’a
(Madinah Press, 2004, ISBN 0-620-
31921-6)
Collected Works (Budgate Press, 2005,
ISBN 978-0-620-34379-4)
The Book of Tawhid (Madinah Press,
2006, ISBN 0-620-36126-3)
The Time of the Bedouin (Budgate Press,
2007, ISBN 978-0620465120)
The Book of Hubb (Madinah Press, 2007,
ISBN 978-0-620-39911-1)
The Book of 'Amal (Madinah Press, 2008,
ISBN 978-0-620-40463-1)
The Book of Safar (Madinah Press, 2009,
ISBN 978-0-620-44110-0)
Political Renewal (The End of the Political
Class/The House of Commons and
Monarchy) (Budgate Press, 2009,
ISBN 978-0-620-44573-3)
The Muslim Prince (Madinah Press,
2009, ISBN 978-0-620-43455-3)
The Interim is Mine (Budgate Press,
2010, ISBN 978-0620486187)
Three Plays (Budgate Press, 2010,
ISBN 978-0-620-469463)
Ten Symphonies of Gorka König
(Budgate Press, 2010, ISBN 978-
0620465137)
Discourses (Madinah Press, 2010,
ISBN 978-0620469302)
The Engines of the Broken World
(Budgate Press, 2012, ISBN 978-
0620532501)
Commentaries (Madinah Press, 2012,
ISBN 978-0620523820)
Students
Umar Vadillo
Yasin Dutton
Translations undertaken by
his students
The Noble Qur'an: a New Rendering of its
Meanings in English, by Abdalhaqq and
Aisha Bewley (Bookwork, Norwich, UK,
ISBN 1-874216-36-3)
The Muwatta of Imam Malik[24]
translated by Aisha Bewley and Ya'qub
Johnson (Bookwork, Norwich, UK, 2001,
ISBN 0-906512-17-4, ISBN 0-7103-0361-
0)
Ash-Shifa by Qadi Iyad (published as
Muhammad – Messenger of Allah)
translated by Aisha Bewley (Madinah
Press, 1992, ISBN 978-1-874216-00-1)
The Letters of Shaykh Moulay
Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi
(published as The Darqawi Way)
translated by Aisha Bewley (Diwan Press
Norwich, UK, 1980, ISBN 0-906512-06-
9).
The Foundations of Islam[25] by Qadi
'Iyad. (ISBN 979-95486-3-2)
The Seals of Wisdom[26] by Muhyiddin
ibn al-Arabi translated by Aisha Bewley
(Madinah Press, Cape Town 2005,
ISBN 978-0-9651209-3-7)
Sufis and Sufism: A Defence[27] by
'Abdu'l-Hayy al-'Amrawi and Abdu'l-Karim
Murad translated by Aisha Bewley
(Madinah Press, Cape Town 2004,
ISBN 0-620-31920-8)
A Madinan View: on the Sunnah, courtesy,
wisdom, battles and history by Ibn Abi
Zayd al-Qayrawani translated by
Abdassamad Clarke (Ta-Ha Publishers
Ltd, London 1999, ISBN 1-897940-84-X)
Gallery
Notes
1. Henderson, Barney (20 February
2010). "Radical Muslim leader has
past in swinging London" . The
Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December
2013.
2. From 'The Collected Works' by Ian
Dallas
3. IMDB Filmography
4. "Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Habib al-
Filâlî" . Web.archive.org. Archived from
the original on 8 November 2007.
Retrieved 6 September 2010.
5. "Aisha Bewley's Islamic Home Page" .
Web.archive.org. Archived from the
original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved
6 September 2010.
. "Root Islamic Education" .
Bewley.virtualave.net. Retrieved
6 September 2010.
7. "Ihsan Mosque, Norwich, UK" .
Muslimsofnorwich.org.uk. 9 March
2010. Archived from the original on
28 August 2010. Retrieved
6 September 2010.
. The Great Mosque of Granada , Spain
9. The Jumu'a Mosque of Cape Town
Archived 17 August 2011 at the
Wayback Machine, South Africa
10. Fatwa on Suicide as a Tactic, [Madinah
Press] 2004.
11. Radical Muslim leader has past in
swinging London , The Telegraph 21
February 2010.
12. Political Renewal, [Budgate Press]
2009.
13. "Lifting the Veil on the Veil Issue By
Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi" .
Shaykhabdalqadir.com. Retrieved
25 January 2017.
14. "The End of an Age by Shaykh Dr.
Abdalqadir as-Sufi" .
Shaykhabdalqadir.com. 18 June 2007.
Retrieved 25 January 2017.
15. "Archived copy" . Archived from the
original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved
27 December 2013.
1 . Grewal, Zareena "Islam Is a Foreign
Country: American Muslims and the
Global Crisis of Authority" December
2013
17. "THE ISLAMIC DINAR – A WAY-STAGE
PASSED" Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-
Sufi
1 . Refer to the following articles on his
website, Ta Sin Mim – Today
Archived 18 May 2007 at the
Wayback Machine, A Ramadan
Message to His Majesty King
Abdullah Archived 18 May 2007 at
the Wayback Machine
19. Profile on The Muslim 500
20. "The Way of Muhammad" .
Bewley.virtualave.net. Archived from
the original on 27 June 2010.
21. "Root Islamic Education" .
the original on 27 June 2010.
22. "The Technique of the Coup de
Banque" (PDF). Archived from the
original (PDF) on 29 July 2007.
(336 KB)
23. "Sultaniyya" (PDF). Archived from the
original (PDF) on 27 September
2007. (33.7 MB)
24. "The Muwatta of Imam Malik" .
the original on 13 October 2010.
25. "The Foundations of Islam" (PDF).
Archived from the original (PDF) on 28
December 2006. (715 KB)
2 . "The Seals of Wisdom (Fusus al-
Hikam)" . Bewley.virtualave.net.
Archived from the original on 6
October 2010. Retrieved 6 September
2010.
27. This rebuttal by two prominent ulema
of the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fes was
written in response to the slander
against Sayyid Muhammad 'Alawi al-
Maliki al-Makki in a book called Kitab
al-Hiwar,
References
The Collected Works by Ian Dallas,
Budgate Press, 2005, ISBN 0-620-34379-
6
External links
Abdalqadir as-Sufi's Official Website
Dallas College
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Abdalqadir as-Suﬁ

Abdalqadir as-Suﬁ (born Ian Dallas in Ayr,

Abdalqadir as-Suﬁ in 2007

Born Ian Dallas

Occupation Shaykh of Instruction

Abdalqadir has been responsible for the

Abdalqadir as-Suﬁ teaches that suicide

In 2006, he issued a fatwa, following a visit

Murabitun World Movement

The Book of Strangers, (State Univ of

Last edited 22 days ago by Umarkairanvi

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